selenium
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English[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | |
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| Next: bromine (Br) | |
Etymology[edit]
From French sélénium, the name coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1818 from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) in reference to original confusion with the similar element tellurium.[1]
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Noun[edit]
selenium (usually uncountable, plural seleniums)
- A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 4:
- Pluck almost any cell from your body and it will have a million or more selenium atoms in it.
- Hypernym: chalcogen
- A single atom of this element.
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Translations[edit]
chemical element
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References[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Selenium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
- “selenium”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
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Afrikaans[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | |
| Previous: arseen (As) | |
| Next: broom (Br) | |
Noun[edit]
selenium (uncountable)
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
selenium n
- Alternative form of selen
Declension[edit]
Declension
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin selēnium, a word coined by Swedish chemist Berzelius in 1818, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
selenium n (uncountable)
References[edit]
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”) + -ium.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈleː.ni.um/, [s̠ɛˈɫ̪eːniʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈle.ni.um/, [sɛˈlɛːnium]
Noun[edit]
selēnium n (genitive selēniī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | selēnium | selēnia |
| Genitive | selēniī | selēniōrum |
| Dative | selēniō | selēniīs |
| Accusative | selēnium | selēnia |
| Ablative | selēniō | selēniīs |
| Vocative | selēnium | selēnia |
Malay[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | |
| Previous: arsenik (As) | |
| Next: bromin (Br) | |
Etymology[edit]
From English selenium, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
selenium
- selenium (chemical element)
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